New Delhi (NVI): India saw the highest ever jump is coronavirus cases after 12,881 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 3,66,946, according to Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, the total number fatalities due to the deadly contagion rose to 12,237 in the country after 334 new fatalities were reported during this period.
In terms of total number of cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state with 1,16,752 coronavirus cases followed by Tamil Nadu with 50,193 and Delhi with 47,102 positive cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 44
Andhra Pradesh- 7,071
Arunachal Pradesh- 99
Assam- 4,605
Bihar- 6,942
Chandigarh- 368
Chhattisgarh- 1,864
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26
Delhi- 47,102
Gujarat- 25,093
Goa- 656
Haryana– 8,832
Himachal Pradesh- 569
Jammu and Kashmir- 5,406
Jharkhand- 1,895
Karnataka- 7,734
Kerala- 2,697
Ladakh- 687
Madhya Pradesh- 11,244
Maharashtra- 1,16,752
Manipur- 552
Meghalaya- 44
Mizoram- 121
Nagaland- 193
Odisha- 4,338
Puducherry- 245
Punjab- 3,497
Rajasthan- 13,542
Sikkim- 70
Tamil Nadu- 50,193
Telangana- 5,675
Tripura- 1,135
Uttarakhand- 2,023
Uttar Pradesh- 14,598
West Bengal – 12,300
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 90
Assam- 8
Bihar- 44
Chandigarh- 6
Chhattisgarh- 10
Delhi- 1,904
Gujarat- 1,560
Haryana- 130
Himachal Pradesh- 8
Jammu and Kashmir- 65
Jharkhand- 10
Karnataka- 102
Kerala- 20
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 482
Maharashtra- 5,651
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 11
Puducherry- 7
Punjab- 78
Rajasthan- 313
Tamil Nadu- 576
Telangana- 192
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 435
Uttarakhand- 26
West Bengal- 506
A total of 1,94,325 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,60,384 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
-CHK